How many premierships has essendon won

Hawthorn and Essendon had many physical encounters in the 's. Brawls erupted between the two in games in and Battles with Hawthorn were referred to as "hard and uncompromising affairs".

In the season a round 22 affair between the two would decide who would make finals, Essendon came from 22 points down to win. Essendons captain Matthew Lloyd knocked out Brad Sewell which led to another brawl. The rivalry between Essendon and North Melbourne mostly goes back to when Essendon had North Melbourne excluded from the VFL as they took supporters from the same area.

North fans blame Essendon for their low fan base and their late emission into the competition. AFL Wiki Explore. Clubs Seasons. Recent blog posts Forum. Explore Wikis Community Central. He bettered it again in In Essendon were Champions, not being defeated in any game of that season. Essendon then won the first VFL premiership in that season. In Essendon became the first team to score over points in a game. Essendon remained a contender for the premiership during this era, but had to wait until to win again, and then another ten years for what became a curious coincidence, a series of winning back to back flags, that was repeated in , , and In between, , Essendon collected the wooden spoon for the first time in its history.

The club went into recess during World War 1, as the VFL refused to put all gate receipts toward to war effort, as was requested by the club. In the club returned to play, however finished last again, having lost several players not only in the war but also to other clubs who continued during the war. North stopped play in the VFA and several of their best players joined Essendon.

Read about the AFL finals system. Below are the winners of the Grand Final since the first one in , over years ago. There have been three drawn grand finals , and , which required a replay match the following week. Collingwood have played in the most Grand Finals. Essendon and Carlton have been premiers 16 times, Collingwood Only one team have won four consecutive grand finals, Collingwood in , , and Hawthorn won their third straight grand final in , making a total of 13 grand final wins for them.